Railroad-tie.



No. 827,808. PATBNTBD AUG. 7, 1906.

A. B. MASON.

RAILRoAD TIB. vAPPLI0. I.TI0N IILED MAYIO, 1906;

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UNITED STATES ARTHUR BOID MASON, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

RAILROAD-TIE. j

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A ug. '7, 1 906.

Application flied May 10,1906. serial No. 316.185.

Toa/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B01D MASON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is aspecification. f

My invention relates to metal railroadties, and has for its obj ect torovide a novel tie of this class which may rea ily be adjusted to clampand hold the rail'by a key or like instrument.

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel and eectivemeans forl clamping a rail to the tie.

Still another obj ect of my invention is the construction of novelprotecting and supporting means for the-upper portion 'of the tie towhich the movable portions of the tie are connected.

With the above andother objects in view my invention consists in theparts, improvements, and combination of parts hereinafter set forth, andointed out in the claims, it being understoo however, that variouschanges may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims inthe form, proportion, and arrangementv of parts without departing from'the principle of my invention or sacriiicing any of theadvantavesthereof.

In this specification and in the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof, the same reference characters are used throughout to desi natethe same parts.

In the rawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of deviceembodying my invention, the operating parts beingv4 shown in dottedlines in locking position. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of thedeviceshown in Fig. 1 andshowing the locking parts in adjusted osition. Fig. 3is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the locking parts in stillanother adjusted position and showing the channelbar upon which the tieis supported with parts thereof broken away. Fig. 4 is a centraltransverse sectional view, and Fig. 5 is a fragmental longitudinalcentral sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the various parts of my de-l vice by reference-numerals, 1designates the top plate of thek tie, which may conveniently be madefrom sheet metal and which has downwardlyprojecting side iianges 2 2.This plate is provided with Perforations 3 3 for the rail-holding lugsand with a perforation 4 for the Operating-key.

The holding-lugs 5 project upwardly from the plate 1 inpairs, one oneach side of the rail, exceptthat between two rails a double lug 5 maybe provided. The said lugs 5 comprise a somewhat elongated uprightportion 6, which is rotatably received in the perforations 3 in theplate 1, and a laterally-projecting portion 7, which latter-namedportion has its lower face formed to iit on the top of the bottom fiangeon the rail.

Immediately beneath the plate -1 the upright portion 6 of the lugs 5 areencircled by strong springs 8. Below the said springs crank-arms 9 arenon-rotatably secured t0 the upright portion 6 of the lugs 5. Each ofthe said crank-arms is pivotally secured to the bar 10. The uprights 6are threaded at their lower ends, and a longitudinally-extending bar 11is bolted thereto beneath the crank-arms-9. The said bar 11 has centralperforations immediately beneath the keyopening 4, in which the shaft ofthe key may be pivoted. The bar 10 is formed with two notches 12 12 inits side adjacent the keyopening 4 in the plate 1. On the side of thebar 10 opposite the notches 12 is a smaller notch 18, which is adaptedto receive a pin 14 on the ivoted bar 15. i The bar 15 is springpresseby a leaf or other spring 16 against the bar 10.

The channel-bar 16', having side iianges 17 and-a web portion 18, isadapted to be secured to the downwardly-extending iianges 2 on the plate1 by means of the additional downwardly and outwardly extending iianges19 on the sides of the said channel-bar. The vertical ange 19 of thechannel-bars 16 and the iianges 2 of the plate 1 are secured together bymeans of suitable rivets or other fastenings through the openings 20. Onthe bottom of the channel-bar 16 cross-pieces 22 are secured to preventthe tie from moving endwise upon the road-bed or upon the stringers of abridge. I have chosen for the purpose of illustration to show two suchcross-bars made of an le-iron; but it is evident that the form an numberthereof may be varied to suit varying conditions.-

The operation of my improved device is as follows: Assuming that thelocking devices have been turned in such position that they would clampthe rail if a rail were placed therein, the key is introduced into theopening 4 and is rotated and enters that one of the notches 12 nearestthe opening 4, having thus contacted with the bar 15 and by thisv meansIOO IIO

having pushed the pin 14 from the notch 13. As the key is rotatedfurther and passes through one complete revolutionit moves the bar 10longitudinally, and thus turns the lugs 5 by means of the crank-arms 9through a small angle, so that they no longer stand perpendicular to thesides of a rail. The key is then rotated through another revolution .inthe same direction. During this revolution it enters the second notch 20and moves the bar 10 still farther, turning the lugs 5, so that thelaterally-projecting portion 7 stands approximately parallel to thelsides of a rail. The tie is now placed in position beneath the rail andthe key is rotated through two turns in a reversed direction, thusfirmly clasping lugs upon the flanges of a rail.

It is evident that if a portion of the railway is injured, as by wreck,itwill be possible to remove a tie therefrom by simply inserting andturning the key. A tie made in this manner may be inserted in place ofanother in a very `few moments and with little trouble.

Having thus described my invention and pointed out its advantages, whatI claim is-v 1. In a metallic railway-tie a plate, adjustable means forsecuring a rail thereto and means beneath the plate for adjusting andsecuring said means in a plurality of positions with respect to therail.

2. In a metallic railway-tie a plate, adjustable means for securing arail thereto, and key-operated means beneath the plate for adjusting thesecuring means to leave the rail unsecured, to partially secure the railor to hold it tightly secured.

3. In a metallic railway-tie, a top' plate provided with perforations,the tie being adaptedto be placed with the perforations on each side ofa rail, rotatable fastening means projecting upwardly through the saidplate, a means beneath the said plate for rotating the fastening means.

4. A metallic railway-tie comprising a perforated plate, rotatablyheaded fastening means extending upwardly through said perforatons, akeyfoperatable means beneath. the said plate for rotating the saidfastening means 5. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, rotatablyheaded fastening means projecting upwardly through said plate,key-operated means beneath the said plate for rotating the saidfastening means and a channel-bar secured beneath the said plate withits web portion downward.

6. A metallic tie comprising an upper 6o plate, rotatable lugsprojecting upwardly through said plate, key-operated means beneath saidplate for locking the lugs, a channel-bar secured beneath the said platewith its web portion downward and means on the bottom of the channel-barfor holding it against longitudinal motion.

7. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, rotatable, headed fasteningsprojecting upwardly through said plate, keyoperated means beneath saidplate for rotating the fastening means, and said rotating meanscomprising a notched bar and cranks pivoted to said bar and secured tosaid headed fastenings.

8. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, movable fastening meansprojecting upwardly through said plate, key-operated means beneath thesaid plate for operating the said fastening means.

9. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, rotatable lugs projectingupwardly through said plate, and adapted to hold the rail thereto,springs on the lugs beneath the said plate, cranks on the lugs beneaththe springs and a notched bar to which the ends of the cranks arepivotally connected.

10. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, means projecting from theplate to hold a rail in place thereon, means beneath the said plate forlocking the holding means inplace, said means being adapted to bereleased by means of a key inserted through an opening in the plate.

11. A metallic tie comprising a top plate, movable rail-fastening meansprojecting upwardly through the plate, means beneath the said plate foroperating the fastening means, said means comprising alongitudinally-movable bar.

12. A metallic railway-tie comprising a top plate, the said plate beingprovided with perforations, lugs having sidewise projecting portions attheir upper ends projecting through the perforations in said plate,springs o n the lower ends of the lugs, cranks beneath the springs, abar bolted upon the lugs beneath the cranks, a bar to which the ends ofthe" cranks' are pivoted, said lastnamed bar being provided with notchesin its side, a spring-operated key-releasable means for locking thelast-named bar against longitudinal movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR BOID MASON. Witnesses L. M. GnrsnNnR, H. E. SNYDER.

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